Boys' name · since 1962
Tag
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 178 babies named Tag, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,875 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 178
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tag currently ranks #9875 among boys' names in America, with 178 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Tag recorded 178 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #9875 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #13,692 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,875 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 178 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tag ranks #13,692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,875 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 178 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,875 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 178
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tag's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tag compares
178 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tag's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tag | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 178 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tag's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tag splits its recorded history at 2012: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tag popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Tag by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Tag's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tag births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Tag's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tag: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tag draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.